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Description: | In the early days of the Blitz, people obtained access to Underground stations for shelter by buying platform tickets. London Transport soon recognised the need to regulate the system for admission in order to minimise queuing and limit overcrowding.
On 21 November 1940, shelter permits like this one were introduced. They were issued by each Metropolitan borough to regular shelterers at each station. An allocated area was reserved on the platforms for permit-holders, their specific location corresponding with the number on their ticket. Casual shelter tickets, which were subject to availability, were obtainable for the remaining 10% of sheltering space. No charge was made for shelter tickets, although racketeers were known to have sold reserved spaces on for as much as half a crown (2/6-, or two shillings and sixpence).
This shelter permit was for residents of the City of Westminster and was for use at Covent Garden station. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport London at War | Temporal: | 1940-1945 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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